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UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) serves as the central forum for discussing international economic and social issues, and for formulating policy recommendations addressed to Member States and the United Nations system. It is responsible for promoting higher standards of living, full employment, and economic and social progress; identifying solutions to international economic, social and health problems; facilitating international cultural and educational cooperation; and encouraging universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It has the power to make or initiate studies and reports on these issues. It also has the power to assist the preparations and organization of major international conferences in the economic and social and related fields and to facilitate a coordinated follow-up to these conferences. With its broad mandate the Council's purview extends to over 70 per cent of the human and financial resources of the entire UN system.  Website: www.un.org/en/ecosoc/
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Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under articles 16 and 17 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Sixth periodic reports of States parties due in 2015 : Colombia

21 July 2017 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: States Parties Reports

Implementation of integrated, coherent and coordinated support to South Sudan by the United Nations system

15 May 2017 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Country Reports

Evaluation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for 2017

21 March 2017 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Thematic Reports

List of issues in relation to the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Mexico

20 March 2017 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Country Reports

List of issues in relation to the third periodic report of the Republic of Moldova

17 March 2017 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Country Reports

List of issues in relation to the fourth periodic report of the Republic of Korea

16 March 2017 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Country Reports

Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under articles 16 and 17 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Sixth periodic reports of States parties due in 2016 : Germany

16 March 2017 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Country Reports

List of issues in relation to the sixth periodic report of the Russian Federation

9 March 2017 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Country Reports

Compilation of information received from indigenous peoples' organizations

13 February 2017 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Compilations

Compilation of information from national human rights institutions

27 January 2017 | Publisher: UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | Document type: Compilations

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